John Craven McQuiston (1823-1903) was an American Brevet Brigadier General who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. He participated in the Battle of Ball's Bluff and the Battle of Nashville throughout his career in the war as well as commanding the 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment.
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| Born | August 17, 1823 Madison, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1903 (aged 79) Williford, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Buried | Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Branch | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1861 – 1862 1864 – 1865 |
| Rank | Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Commands | 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment |
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Biography
editMcQuiston enlisted on the Union Army on April 23, 1861, as a captain in Company D of the 16th Indiana Infantry Regiment and was stationed at Warrenton Junction.[1][2] He first saw active service at the Battle of Ball's Bluff and other battles around the Shenandoah in early 1862.
On May 23, 1862, at Washington, D. C., he was discharged from military service.[1] He then briefly served as a provost marshal of the 4th District of Indiana before receiving a commission to become the Colonel of the 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment on March 7 to 9, 1864.[1][3] He would go on to serve in battles at the Atlanta campaign as well as the Battle of Nashville. Afterwards, the 123rd Indiana were sent to Washington, D.C. to embark on a steamship to participate in the Campaign of the Carolinas where he engaged in the Battle of Wyse Fork and until the Confederates surrendered.
McQuiston was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General on March 13, 1865.[1] McQuiston and the 123rd Indiana were then mustered out on August 25, 1865, at either Raleigh or Charlotte.[1] He chose to remain in the South after the conclusion of the war, becoming a railroad engineer, conductor and road master before dying on February 22, 1903, at Williford, Arkansas and was buried at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "American Civil War Research Database". Civil War Data. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Janet Hewett, ed. (1995). Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Broadfoot Publishing Company. p. 288. ISBN 1568373090.
- ^ Paul R. Wonning (March 15, 2022). Indiana's Role in Civil War. Vol. 9. Mossy Feet Books. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Generals Buried in Missouri". Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Retrieved May 7, 2022.